How To Install nbdkit-plugin-python-common on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-plugin-python-common on CentOS 7. nbdkit-plugin-python-common is Python 2 and 3 plugin common files for nbdkit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-plugin-python-common on CentOS 7.

What is nbdkit-plugin-python-common

This package contains common files shared between Python 2 and Python 3 nbdkit plugins. You should not install this package directly. Instead install either nbdkit-plugin-python2 or nbdkit-plugin-python3.

We can use yum or dnf to install nbdkit-plugin-python-common on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nbdkit-plugin-python-common.

Install nbdkit-plugin-python-common on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install nbdkit-plugin-python-common using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nbdkit-plugin-python-common

Install nbdkit-plugin-python-common on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install nbdkit-plugin-python-common using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nbdkit-plugin-python-common

How To Uninstall nbdkit-plugin-python-common on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the nbdkit-plugin-python-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nbdkit-plugin-python-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-plugin-python-common on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.